Legislative Research: TX SJR51 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced) | Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting children by allowing for retroactive laws regarding civil causes of action arising out of child sexual abuse. [SJR51 2025 Detail][SJR51 2025 Text][SJR51 2025 Comments] | 2025-02-24 Referred to State Affairs |
| 2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for the denial of bail to a person accused of committing a trafficking or sexual offense against a child while released on bail for committing a similar offense. [SJR51 2023 Detail][SJR51 2023 Text][SJR51 2023 Comments] | 2023-03-03 Referred to Criminal Justice |
| 2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the unsolicited distribution of an application form for an absentee ballot. [SJR51 2021 Detail][SJR51 2021 Text][SJR51 2021 Comments] | 2021-05-04 Not again placed on intent calendar |
| 2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the flood infrastructure fund to assist in the financing of drainage, flood mitigation, and flood control projects. [SJR51 2019 Detail][SJR51 2019 Text][SJR51 2019 Comments] | 2019-03-14 Referred to Water & Rural Affairs |
| 2017-2018 85th Legislature (Engrossed - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the eligibility of open-space land for ad valorem taxation on the basis of its productive capacity does not end because an oil and gas lessee begins conducting oil and g... [SJR51 2017 Detail][SJR51 2017 Text][SJR51 2017 Comments] | 2017-05-19 Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas to conduct all forms of gaming on certain tribal land and requiring the tribes to annually pay five percent of net proceeds from... [SJR51 2015 Detail][SJR51 2015 Text][SJR51 2015 Comments] | 2015-03-18 Referred to State Affairs |
| 2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation by one or more political subdivisions of this state a person's inventory held for sale at retail. [SJR51 2013 Detail][SJR51 2013 Text][SJR51 2013 Comments] | 2013-05-09 Left pending in subcommittee |
| 2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment imposing a state property tax for public education, authorizing the legislature to establish for purposes of that tax a limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead of 105 percent of the appraised... [SJR51 2011 Detail][SJR51 2011 Text][SJR51 2011 Comments] | 2011-03-24 Referred to Finance |
| 2009-2010 81st Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas power source fund. [SJR51 2009 Detail][SJR51 2009 Text][SJR51 2009 Comments] | 2009-03-31 Referred to Finance |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Texas SJR51] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Texas Senate State Affairs Committee] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | ||
| [Senator Angela Paxton TX] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
TX SJR51 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. (2025, February 24). LegiScan. Retrieved June 06, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR51/2025
MLA
"TX SJR51 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 24 Feb. 2025. Web. 06 Jun. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR51/2025>.
Chicago
"TX SJR51 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature." February 24, 2025 LegiScan. Accessed June 06, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR51/2025.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX SJR51 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature. 24 February 2025. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SJR51/2025 (accessed June 06, 2026).
Subjects
CHILD ABUSE
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
Crimes
Crimes--Against Persons
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual
Minors
Minors--Crimes Against
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
SEXUAL ABUSE
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
Crimes
Crimes--Against Persons
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual
Minors
Minors--Crimes Against
Resolutions
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments
SEXUAL ABUSE
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJR120 | Same As | 2025-03-17 | Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting children by allowing for retroactive laws regarding civil causes of action arising out of child sexual abuse. | Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
| HJR120 | Same As | 2025-03-17 | Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting children by allowing for retroactive laws regarding civil causes of action arising out of child sexual abuse. | Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SJR51 |
| Text | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SJ00051I.htm |
